This position serves as the business product owner for the Environmental Services Section (ESS) Modernized Environmental Clearance Organizer (ECO) and Virtual Public Involvement (VPI) software. This position utilizes knowledge of environmental activities such as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) classification public involvement permitting the NEPA decision-making process federal aid planning and environment requirements or federal and state resource protection laws to ensure workflow processes and information in ECO and VPI are appropriate and accurate. This position leads the ESSs interaction between the Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget (DTMB) and subject matter experts to oversee successful collaborative outcomes. This position supports appropriate environmental standards and ensures the processes used in ECO and VPI are state and federally compliant.
This position troubleshoots issues with the systems analyzes and prioritizes enhancements to the systems and trains staff in the use of the systems.
This position also provides strategic planning and analysis for technological solutions supporting the core functions of the ESS and serves as a liaison to Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and DTMB Information Technology (IT) staff and processes. The position also coordinates updates and distribution of guidance materials such as the Environmental Procedures Manual and the environmental document library in ProjectWise.
This position performs analysis for reporting to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and MDOT leadership and compiles reports for various year end or quarterly reviews.For additional information please see the links below:
Based on operational needs and within established limits remote work and alternate work schedule requests for this position may be considered.
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Education
Possession of a bachelors degree in any major.
To be considered for this position you must:
The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including but not limited to responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.
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Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.
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